Another TSW debut today - Huw Richards takes a look at some key things to take from Saturday's demolition of WBA
1. Gylfi Sigurdsson is a class act
It was worth sacrificing Ben Davies and Michel Vorm for him. A handful of Swans fans were concerned when we swapped Ben Davies and Michel Vorm for Icelandic maestro Gylfi Sigurdsson, mainly due to the fact Luke Shaw had gone for a whopping £30,000,000+ to Manchester United a couple of weeks before, and he was at a very similar level to Ben when he was playing for us, but Gylfi's performance against West Brom on Saturday has wiped away any doubt in any Swans fans mind that we got the better deal of the two clubs.
2. Nathan Dyer and Wayne Routledge both deserve England call-ups.
When you look at the most recent England squad, it makes you wonder how Dyer and Routledge have not had a call-up, and myself and most, if not all, Swans fans agree they should be called up, with both players performances' on Saturday backing up our opinion. The wingers in the most recent England squad include: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Raheem Sterling, James Milner and Andros Townsend. Obviously Milner and Oxlade-Chamberlain can be played in other positions across the pitch and not just out wide but when you look how many minutes these players are getting games for their domestic teams, it makes you wonder if they are just getting picked just because they play for the likes of Man City and Arsenal, and have not overly impressed when they have been given the chance with their clubs. Maybe one day (if Roy would pay a visit to The Liberty) he might just see what he is missing out on.
3. Lukasz Fabianski is much better than the Michel Vorm of last season.
After Michel Vorm's below par performances last season, Swans fans were crying out for a top-class keeper, and we seem to have found the right man in Lukasz Fabianski, signed on a free transfer from Arsenal. Fabianski appears to be much more of a commanding keeper than Vorm ever was, which is much more reassuring for everyone, and he is no mug when it comes to shot-stopping, as he demonstrated with a fine save from David Jones in last weeks' victory over Burnley at the Liberty Stadium.
So, after a fine performance against West Brom, things are only looking bright for Swansea at the moment.
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